The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-06
General News.

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Business good.
pleasant weather.
RIVER rising slowly.
ANCHOR LINE boats behind time.
THE Dacotah is overdue from st. Louis.
THg Gen. y. H. RuckeT expected to leave
last night for ST. Louis.
TnE Commonwealth on route to Vicksburg
should pass here today.
THE Kate Adams leaves here tomorrow
evening for Arkansas City,
THE Gayoso will be in today, and leaves
again tomorrow morning for Tiptonvillc
TuE Benton succeeded in getting crew
and cleared for Concorlia yesterday morn
ing. trg
Tnn City Of Providence, from Vicksburg,
is expected 10 pass here today, on her way 10
st. Louis.
Tux snag boat Woodruff is working at the
wreck of the Charles Morgan; AT Fulton, near
Cincinnati.
The new steamer Eugene will be here To-
morrow and leaves Tuesday evening for Ar
kansas river. .Fr.a.
CAPT HESRY LEynE has purchased from
Com. r. =, Manion the hull Of the old An
Choir line steamer Ste. Genevie,e.
NJ. A.swrENEY, of the Madison ship yards,
il the lowest bidder for the construction OF
the lighthouse steamer for the Ohio river
district
The Lee line packets leaving tomorrow
evening are the james Lee, for Friars Point;
Coahoma, for Osceola, and the Rene Mac
ready, for Walnut Bend .,
The Helena left last night for New Orleans,
and has engagements below which insure
her full trip. At Helena she will add
about 1000 bales of cotton.
The Joe Peters arrived yesterday morning
with 6s4 bales OF cotton, IL bags OF seed
cotton, and SOL sacks Of cotton seed. She
returned TO Arkansas river last night with a
good trip.
The Anchor line company seems 10 be
finding some trouble with the authorities in
Washington, In having the name Of the
steamer win s. Hayes changed TO the City
Of charlottesville Commercial
The Chickasaw, from White river, brought
POS bales OF cotton aud ~ bags of seed cot
ton. She went back last night. Her officers
report thir.y-two inches Of water at Little
island, in the lower part Of the river, which
is the worst place 10 Newport
GAIT Ep Howard has the new Anchor
| line packet, City of Monroe, nearly finished
aud she will be ready 10 leave Jefieronyillc
| for ST. Louis in about ten days, provided
| there Is sufficient water To let her out "a
Cairo, rs the City OF Monroe draws five feet
| full.
TnE freight blockade continues on nearly
all the railroads and as business isbrisk Thu
| fall, IL occasions much inconvenience. A
feature Ia IL 10 which no attention has been
| paid Is the effect Of the low stage Of thu
river A very large amount Of freight that i
| usually carried BY water Is now thrown upon
the railroads. Most OF this river freight y
heavy or bulky and while II makes littl,
show ON a barge, IL requires many cars ant
gives the freight handlers more than they
can do. For instance, a cargo OF 1000 kco
Of nails from Pttshurg makes little show
In the hold Of q boat, but four cars are re
quired IN carry Il by rail.--louisvilic Times
Carr. CnAs. WOODBURY., owner 81 the u
fatcd steamer Home, which burned IN Whit
river cut on last Tuesday. arrived here yes
tcrdny on the Chickhsaw, and left last nigh
by rail for Newport, Ark, 10 bring out tn
steamer John 4. Allen and assist III.
Chickasaw In the lower river. Capt Wood
bury valued the Home at s9,OoD, aud sh
was insured for s., 900 Ia the Louisville In
dcrwritcrs aud 81. Paul companies. Ill
says the boat aud cargo is total wreck, an,
but very little. " anything, can he saved
The cargo consisted Of $40 bales OF cotton
and Of this 800 bales were consigned 10 Stew
art Bros, Of New Orleans, and the balanc
was for the following Memphis houses
Brooks. Nicely 4 Co, 20 bales Hill, Ion
tame & Co., 40. Porter & Macrca, ~. Tn
cotton was insured In Memphis.